Antifungals
Patients taking ketoconazole need monitoring of this organ.
What is the liver?
This vitamin is supplemented prevent peripheral neuropathy during isoniazid therapy for tuberculosis.
What is vitamin B6?
This medication is given as a single dose, then repeated in two weeks, to treat pinworm infections.
What is pyrantel?
This antiviral medication must be started within 48 hours of symptom onset to be effective in treating influenza A and B.
What is oseltamivir?
A major adverse effect of this antiretroviral medication is hepatotoxicity and bone marrow suppression, requiring monitoring of LFTS, WBC, platelets, and RBCs
What is zidovudine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)?
This adverse effect is a potential issue when amphotericin B is given IV for serious fungal infections.
What is acute renal failure?
Renal toxicity
Nephrotoxicity
A patient’s sweat, tears, and urine may turn orange-red while taking this medication.
What is rafampin?
When treating head lice or scabies, patients must wash clothing and linens in this way to eliminate the infestation.
What is in hot water?
This antiviral may require hydration and monitoring of renal labs when given IV due to risk of nephrotoxicity.
What is acyclovir?
This antiretroviral medication, can cause CNS effects that often such as dizziness and should be taken at night.
What is the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, efavirenz?
What are 1L normal saline per dose, close monitoring of intake/output, daily weights?
This acronym is used to refer to the medications used to treat tuberculosis.
What is RIPE?
• Rifampin • Isoniazid (INH) • Pyrazinamide • Ethambutol
This antiprotozoal medication causes a disulfiram-like reaction when take with alcohol.
What is metronidazole?
This serious adverse effect of acyclovir can cause decreased urination, swelling in the legs or feet, increase blood pressure, and confusion, especially when given by IV.
What is nephrotoxicity or kidney damage?
Bone loss and osteoporosis are notable risks with this class of antiretroviral medications, making calcium and vitamin D supplementation and bone density monitoring important.
What are protease inhibitors (ritonavir)?
In addition: Glucose monitoring and lipid monitoring with exercise and diet modifications.
This antifungal is often used to treat oral thrush and skin candidiasis. It is not absorbed when taken orally and is not effective for systemic infections.
What is nystatin?
This medication in contraindicated for individuals with HIV being treated with antiretroviral therapy.
What is rifampin?
This head lice treatment requires repeating the application 7–10 days later because it does not reliably kill lice eggs (nits) in a single treatment.
What is permethrin?
When considering nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid), clinicians should check these patient labs to ensure safe administration.
What are liver and renal function?
Dosing must be adjusted in cases of moderate renal impairment, and the drug is not recommended for severe renal impairment or severe liver impairment.
This subcutaneous antiretroviral medication often causes injection site reactions and is reserved for cases unresponsive to other treatments.
What is the fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide?
This medication is not given very often due to the potential for severe toxicity and side effects.
What is amphotericin B?
Patients taking isoniazid (INH) should avoid consuming these foods.
What are high tyramine foods?
Aged cheese, processed cheese, cured meats, fermented foods.
This is the most effective way to prevent pinworm infections.
What is handwashing?
This is the goal of antiviral medications.
What is to inhibit viral replication in the body?
Antiviral medications do not cure viral infections but help control symptoms, limit the spread of the virus, and reduce complications by blocking the virus’s ability to multiply within the host
This HIV prevention regimen must be started within 72 hours after a possible exposure to reduce the risk of infection.
What is PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)?